Canadian band Unleash The Archers has dropped another track from their new album Abyss which was released through Napalm Records on August 21st, 2020. Unleash The Archers walk a fine line between Progressive Metal, Power Metal, moments of Black Metal and Death Metal, and standard Heavy Metal fare, and they do it skillfully. Forming in 2007, this band hails from Victoria, British Columbia. The new track is titled "Legacy" and they debuted it with a lyric video through Napalm Record's YouTube channel.
"Legacy" opens with this delightful and subdued clean Prog opening with some clean vocal melodies before kicking in the door with a crushing Black Metal-like moment at ~0:29. Shortly after there is some wickedly enjoyable solo full of sweep picking, or an arpeggio synth part. Either way, it's quite excellent. We enter the meat of the song at ~1:14 as the verse/vocals rejoin the music. The mix is excellent, and the dynamic range of the moments leading up to here is impressive. The pre-chorus/chorus moments remind me of moments of mid-career/Retinal Circus Devin Townsend, while still feeling very original to this band.
The interlude at ~3:52 takes us back to the opening and provides a nice break from the pummeling pace of this song. Just as quickly, the Black Metal moment returns with a searing solo over it. What's surprising is their ability to switch through these styles without feeling gimmicky, or cut-and-paste in their approach. We return to the standard verse and chorus moments and they bring the song to a close.
I do find that I'm pulled out of the musical narrative with the line "No more hiding away in your apex again. Not when your spending your days as a slave is near an end." It feels weird to hear as a combination of words, and doesn't make much sense as an apex is, according to Merriam-Webster, "the uppermost point, or the highest culminating point." Why would the end of your days as a slave require you to step away from the uppermost point of your life, or your residence, or whatever the term "apex" is supposed to mean here. This, however, is me just being nitpicky.
That aside, I think this is a great track. The vocal performance is excellent, the instrumentation is masterful, the mix is honestly great. I think they knocked it out of the park and I look forward to listening to more of their music. If you're stoked about what you hear, you should pick up their album here! If you want to find more of their music, you should hit up your favorite streaming service or check out the Napalm Records YouTube channel found here!
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